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Marybeth Tetlow, a clinical nurse on the Duke Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit, provides an excellent example of Duke Nursing ingenuity.

When the novel coronavirus began to spread across China, researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) sprang into action and they haven’t slowed down since. They are collaborating with each other and with other institutions to unlock the secrets of the virus that causes COVID-19 and to develop tests, vaccines, and treatments.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics through the month of September 2020 are announced.

Details for the the first ever virtual Medical Alumni Weekend 2020 this November.

A spotlight on alumnus Michael Freemark, M.D., an internationally known pediatric endocrinologist who has made seminal discoveries in fields including obesity and childhood malnutrition, pediatric diabetes, intermediary metabolism, and the control of fetal growth.

Sallie R. Permar, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, immunology, molecular genetics and microbiology, and pathology; associate dean of physician-scientist development; and founding director of the Children’s Health and Discovery Institute, has received the 2020 Oswald Avery Award. The Oswald Avery Award for early achievement is granted in recognition of outstanding achievement in an area of infectious diseases by an individual member or fellow of IDSA who is 45 or younger.

New and competing renewal awards made to faculty in the Department of Pediatrics for the months of February through September 2020 are listed.

Following a national search, Aditee Narayan, MD has been named the new associate dean for curricular affairs for the Duke University School of Medicine, effective immediately.